The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 19, 1851 Page: 1 of 4
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Dcuotcii to Agriculture, Ctieraturr, ittisicUmuj, 0cncty Jnformatton anD tlje interests of tlje State.
NO. 4
PER ANNUM.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1851.
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PUBIJSHI'.I) ON TIll'RSDA YS BY
JOSKFIi WALKER.
THE SAN ANTONIO LEDGER smoin e-m.g .mus ol the Alamo— itie j felt that a supeii >r will, against which
i ¿ashed ami mangled remains' ofTra- | he could not contend, was about to
j vis and ef Fanning, and their rm>r- thwart him. He knew tnat Sam
'tyred comrades [of O^li d and tin* j Houston had not come to beard, but
\bmo] were presented to their im:tg-j conquer the lion in his den.
* ' * ' ' Niglft rolled away; morning came
and the army was formed in battle
line te receive the hero of San Jacin-
to! The line of review was formed
resting on the La Baca, and fronting
a dense forest, so heavily veiled
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ADVKRTlfcKM
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S-Ill.
;—Three dollars a year
For six months on-.
e< lits.
-Will b? ii;- it' ; t the
qu;>r- lot ii¡'- first and
■t quint ins1 i tion. T« n
a square. Hall the above
l1 those who íu¡vuitise ly
th.* year".
Announcements of Cshj i ¡ate * Cur office will be
r¿l«d tor at the sa K- rate as advitisi
lilt y '■( i,is inrt aea
!in< sor less const it
rates w "il be ti.ar
mations in colors so dark and horri-
bly startling, that one wild scream for
v "ngeance would burst forth from the
maddened soldiery. Then with a
subtleness which seemed opposed to
th*- veil menee of his nature, he would
I deal death blows at '-Sam Houston
! 1 1 ' '" u i:{;inn UlieeiiV
mentioning either, until murmurs of
discontent and threats of revolt against
the government spread themselves
through the column. Then modula-
ting his voice in tones of sweetest
melody, he would carry back their
jii. /afT'or jn.s-mí.harged at
the same rate as advertisements.
No communication or advertisement of an abu-
iive character will be inserted in our columns
on mitv trrms.
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Sam Houston and Felix Huston;
Or, i'lie struggle oí w sit, and tha Contest of and far oil' friends expected every one
Eloquence. I oí them to perform som:; exploit in
It was in the winter of ! ' - 7. and j arms, of which they might feel justly
th,j arm v of Texas lay eneamped on
a beauutul piairie oil the banks ot the
|/i 15. a. Th" enemy had been
o^fectic,
U'Xie la-
Uig and
nmend
The True Lady.
The editor of the Polan
in the course 0Í an essay u
dies, tells thefollowing inte
instructive tale, which we j
to our accomplished U/- read-
ers. VV rh
We once knew a "y oung§^ ' wno
lived in fine style. Her P#"5 ^vere
elegantly furnished, and pr dress
was always of the latest !^hion.—
with Spanish moss as to exclude aÜ j She fiad her^niono anf
view oí til,, approaching President, un-1 ' 1 T'~
til he rounded the point of the forest
opposite the right of the line, when
his gallant war steed at one bound
sprang into the presence of the Army.
As the band of musicians struck up
the air of "Hail to the Chief," an el-
1>V
an'
-- >
turning hH eagle
proud. And then
glance around towards the Rio Gran-
de, with his long arm pointing to the
west, like the hand of destiny, he
would exclaim, with the clarion's
voice—" yonder is the road which
leads to veiigtnce, to glory, and to
fame!"'
As the explosion ef gun powder fol-
lows the application of the match, so
was restless and fiery discontent the
I and unsettled condition oí j necessary consequence resulting from
p¡ i id i mm d ly her alternative j these orations. The common theme
v.'iih the .Mexicans at one I oí conversation at the mess and at the
and with the Indians at another, ! watch-lire was the propriety ol the
fi'si 'ie<i in tiie heaits of her peo-1 aruiy marching against Columbia—
diiv-'U I ¡i ■ y i >i ¡i 1 lli'1 i t it > '«iralide, and
the ■■ I■ ne Star'" slione ill peaceful
triumph over the new born Iv-pubhc.
Hut although the (donds of war had
l.ii the time disapp. a red, new and
feu i ful dijleuhicN protetiied theselves
to obsti tu t and retar<
c i v i
tnblishin hi ol
the eiiective es-
government.—
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The
Tex;
St I Uk"
t Hile
hat
pie a passion oi war, and a t
lor the calm and the laborious pur-j the Congress, and
si;¡¡s * f civil life. Ambitious and ot the Government. S lie conquest o
riiivalne adventurers had rallied -Mexico was the certain result whicl
urotmd In r standard, with impaticne •; would follow the invasion ot
fur an opjjertunity to render som
Mgnal sv
and
lier peo-
hstaste i then the capital of Texas—disbanding
taking possession
f
d rvii'e to the young Kepubltc,
to <_ dn a place on ihe bright
p -ge.s ei history. Nor were those
w ho courted the smiles id' fortune on
ihe plains of 'IV.\as. alone distinguish-
ed for irekless daring and iierv courage
foi in ¡>ropmtioiito hei jiopulation, no
that
country. And thus the greates
part of the army were prepared to
overlhiow the government, assume
the tempui-ry reigns of power, and
then abandon Texas to invadí
CO.
part ol (ne worli
amount of ctd
snleji! til
. contained
ivaied inh
mug
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etm
si
a greate
llect ain
t have
nan y who niu
¿lor m n in any couti-
ruemories to their native homes, and jectrie thrill past along the whole line
fell them that their grav-haired sires of battle, and every heart became
more full, and each soildier's eye was
fixed upon the great cheiftain; as he
passed slowly in front of the army.
His giant stature and graceful car-
riage, his countenance at once indica-
tive of a benevolent heart, an iron
will and his eye which seemed to
look into one's very soul and divine
one's very thought; ail these com-
bined with the romance of his histo-
ry and prestige of his name, produ-
ced an impression on the Army more
easily imagined than descibed.
Having first visited the hospitals
of the sick soildiers, symphatizing.
with the suffering and encouraging
the convalescent, he informed Gen.
Huston that he wished to say a few
words to the soldiers. The army
having been formed into close column
he appeared before them, his lofty
form towered above the column so
that the soldiers in the extreme rear
could see his face. His eyes beamed
with resolve, and his features were
marked with a blending of sternness
and sadness. His voice was deep
and solemn, and its clear tones pen-
Mexi-! etrated every heart. He spoke as
I an upright but indulgent parent would
There was but one mind in Texas. ; address his erring children. In touch-
suilicieutly comprehensive, but one wilt • ng pathos he recounted the scenes
snilicietnly powerful to check ana I of t he Revolution, its achievements
counteract tiie designs of Felix Huston.; and its reverses; and dwelt upon
That muid and will formed part of the ¡ tiie sublime virtures of magnanimity
character of Sam Houston. i and generosity. lie portrayed to
hriiriit • ' o-, mi ful í diem the condition of Texas still bleed-
= ! iu.'i ; ' rvvj ore, and her feeble cou-
on a
mu eve, v
some spl
iuü lo the 1
>f Texas,
pirit upon
>a
I > u t
the
lid eomj
• will
•¡itors, and
: bv the
t e
nsive
raised hint
ca use. I
masses
tat was
ten ;
;-e- k Hlg l<. |.| ÍV out
d« .s. ill\ . and each a>pi
ership in the aii'aiis <
there was an tiler s
stag", win se v.ist a
mind and inil■ \i':il
higli a't'e- , nil etuuj
h.m to !.e ii coginz
as the i aiher ol
S ua ,ou ton ! i> 11 this
tionoii die par; of th • pe
against him nearly d! >i
tal ni oí the- i-ountry.
1 la an- ne n eje vat .1 to the Pres
-ijeut .1 eh tu !).• a overwh lining v. l
llouttou b ut ihe eueigies ol h;s min
to Securing moral w> íght ai
er to the civi! government ;
the deadt>pmeut of the reso
very
• !
iil
arra \*0í i
aspiriuj;
1 poxv-
and to
rees ot
war
ig lit
1'in-
Texas Uut in a country where
wa.s no i.niy a pastime and d¡
but loof d [,> ;|s the me ins and
pie) inert, by a laige bo iyof the
j 1 ánd a líele the steel an t tiie buitet
wire tiit only recognized ai biters of
deputes, the task which Houston had
a lotted ti himself w.is one of no easy
tí. -
l .., assumed audi esses, anu lile uef'ia-
ma'ious of the soilduas wee yet
• resounding (..ver ilie prairie, vviien a
; Mugle horseman \\?au descried coming
iorewird at lieadlollg speed, irom ine
direction oi the Navadad, i'ne rapia-
, ny ot his pace, and the striiiing pe-
c.dianty oi ins Ueaivg and costume
caused all v'yes to he turned lowaid.s
til : coming stranger. With níij ¡u
v.'ue iian.i, and tiie reius iinnly gras-
ped m tue otiiei; he sat on nis horse
\viui mat wila grace and daring
; Midi so peculiar to tue ranger of i'ex-
as. ills toiig Diovvn hair ilv>wed care-
lessly upon nis snoulders, and tiie
oroaa oiiui of nis white nat was blovVu
j nacic, e.\p mg to full view nis bom
| .iign toreiieaa, ana ills eye oí dauntless
! ana piercing blue.
| Ad one wiio lias listened to the re-
I ■ ouutai ot die hair breadth escape, and
i oesperate exploits ol he L'om-
i'thti/, ' anu had heard a pers. nai des-
j seupi.iiii of its leader, required tobe
told that the corning horseman was
••JJeai ¿Smith, the sleepless eye" of the
th
ost Higli
e failure
aiuiy of Texas. Without checking
p?i loiiiiaiee. ^ j his speed, lie dashed up to Felix Hus-
I he sd hers oí San Jacinto iuul re- | ton, when he at once came to a deau
tired tren the service, and the army _ halt and looking him full in the iace,
ot Icxas, less than three thousand j without pretace or salutation he abrupt-
strong, was composed of ardent and i ¡v- s-iK| •
youthful volunteers from every part; ' Sam Houston has halted for the
oí the American l ilion. \ night on the banks of the JSavadad
As has l*en said, the mam ariny ! a//(/ „.,•// ¿t> in your camp to-morrow
was in camp on the La Baca, and j mornin"-.
was under the command ot (.sen. Felix ¡Such was the announcemen to the
Huston. This geiitl. man was a law-1.muy oi" the approach of the Presi-
yer troni ^Mississippi, po.snes^eil <d ¿jreat !
v.ealth. and standing at the b^ad ot For instant the blood mantled
his profession in that State. Larly in j the brow of pclix Houston but he
the summer ol 1^3t>. lie equipped at ¡ promptly replied in aloud though cour-
his Tu\vi ix pen se, a hue bt>tly ot caval- teous tone
ry, himself being their comauder. and
soon after his arrival in Texas he was
made Brigadier General, ami given
the command of the troops in the field.
He was a soldier by nature, and as
such, his character was fashioned af-
ter that ot Anthony "Wayne. But Ins
amhilioiywas as selfish and unbounded
as his courage was desperate, and in
thinking of himself he forgot to think
of the well being ol Texas. He soon
became the favorite, and almost tiie
idol of the army; and the soldiers
spoke of " Old Ftlix " as the soldiers
of the army had talked of " Old
Sam.
"tío buck and tell the President that
the army will be happy to receive
him
Without moveing a muscle his of
his face, or making the slightest .in-
clination of his body, he wheeled
Ins horse, and in a moment more was
ilyiug far away over the par-
lie.
The prestigeof Sam Houston's name
and character was felt by every one
and a feeling of wonder, mingled
with awe, spread itself over the Ar-
my.
Long after midnight the tall and
•wiei' eii y I tail
safely gfuideu mem the ugh the storm
of the Revolution, and a free govern-
ment had been formed out of chaos,
tie said that the friends of tyranny
were denouncing the Texiuns as ban-
ditti and maridéis while the friends
ef human liberty were offering up
tiie,r prayers to the Throne of the
, tor their success. That
or success of the Texiati
repudie would decide the late of un-
join millions. Appealing to their
patriotism he called upon them to
lend him the moral power of their
example in establishing the majesty
of the laws. He spoke of the sacrifi-
ces they had made, for the cause of
Texas, and bade them beware how they
tarnished their honor by actions uu-
vvorthy of freemen. As Felix Hus-
ion had done so he did refer'to their
friends and kindred, whose hopes and
sympathies where with 'IVxas—with
iiberity—he asked them if they would
tisappoint those friends, and cover
them with shame and mortification,
instead of rendering them proud and
happy. With magic skill he soothed
die vengeful anger excited by Fe-
iix Huston, and spoke of him with
courtesy and kindness. He complimen-
ted the soldiers upon their military
bearing, and told them he. took them
all to his heart, as comrades and
brothers.
No shout rent the air; no wild huz-
za greeted him as he turned away to
return to the camp ; but there was not
one dry eye in all that army, and
manly tears, and but half restrained
emotions, told that Sam Houston had
triumphed, and that the honor of Tex-
as was safe.
she played Italian music charmingly.
In all the exquisite graces of life she
was faultless. She had a rich vein of
sentiment, too; and could talk philos-
ophy, or discuss standard authors,
at pleasures. Of course she read novels
—in fact, a large portion of the day
was devoted to that interesting and
instructive class of polite literature.—
She was also somewhat industrious
for she would occasionally work el-
egant embroidery. With an abundance
of curls, that floated over her neck in
beautiful profusion, a fine form, hands
white and delicate, large powers of
conversation in the usual drawing-
room style, she was followed by the
young men of taste. Yet, somehow.
she never got married. The "beaux"
fluttered around her like flies over a
pot of honey, but they were very care-
ful not to be caught as those other in-
sects are apt lo be. Their attentions
were never so particular as to require
some "friend of the family" to demand
what were their intentions. This
was no fault of the young lady. She
was in the marketas plainly as though
she had inscribed on her fore-head,
';A Husband wanted;for particu-
lars inquire within " But the hus-
band never to our knowledge, came ;
and we beleive that at this day she
is a desolate old maid.
What was the trouble? Step with
us into the kitchen. That fat wo-
man, with a red face, is the servant
of the house. She does the cooking,
the washing, and the chamber-work,
and from early uawu until late at
night; she is a slave. Well that
woman is our charming young ladie's
mother! She never sees her daughters j
"callers." If by accident the should j
drop into the parlor while visitors |
were present, shq^ would- fasten out j
again, . iner. |
ie •nun
ted"' il i/f"'rjf, while hei" .. ..diid's
would be suffused v,'"?;.h blush-
pulsates to the cry of suffering and
her hand is ever open to relieve. She
is beautiful at home, beautiful at the
bedside of the sick, beautiful through
life, beautiful at the hour ofher de-
parture into the world of spirits, and
transcendantly and eternally beauti-
ful in Heaven.
That is the true lady.
Good Breeding.
The following anecdote is related by
"r,T "•* i~;- and in
Mr. >v auver in m «niaa.. -
CURIOUS SPECIES OF BARTER.
iace
es.
Follow your Catling.
Oh ye gifted ones, foliow your call-
ing, for, however various your tal-
ents may be, ye can have but one
calling capable of leading you to em-
inence and renown; follow resolutely
the one strait path before you, it is
that of your good angel, let nei-
ther obstacles nor temptations induce
ye to leave it, if needful; but ye
need not fear that; no one ever yet
died in the true path of his calling be-
fore he had attained the pinocle.—
Turn into other paths, and for a
momentary advantage of gratifica- ,
tion ye have sold >our inheritenceü a a, scorching fires of adversity
your immortality. Ye will never
heard of after death.
Possessed of burning eloquence, but j military form ot Felix Huston, might
seldomed equaled, Felix Huston de- ¡ have been seen moving to and fro
termined to infuse the fire of his own ; with long and measured strides in P
mad ambition into the hearts of his ¡ front of his tent, his proud head bent A correspondent of the Lowell
soldiers, and thus mould them to his ! forward upon his bosom, and hisat-ir'er' San Jose Mis:
will. In furtherance of his design i titude indicating a troubled mind and says that the bulls mjthat region
it was his habit, once or twice a week a restless heart. He felt that his vi- *
during the intervals of drill; to haran- sions of conquest beyoud the Rio
gue them in strains of thrilling, im- Grande were about to vanish like the
passioned eloquence. In scathing in- j smoke of battle, and that his ambitious j out on
vective he would recount the aspirings were to be but unprodutive '-Pa, isn't that man iu what is call-
many wrongs inflicted upon Tex- . dreams. Although a man of dauntless |éá the spring of life?" "why my son?"
as. by the Governitnt of Mexico. The 1 daring, and power, and intellect, be "Because he looks so verv green.'"
to such a great age, that their
ers have to fasten long poles to the end
of their horns to let the wrinkles run
t
Now take a walk with us" In that
work-shop; do you see that hard
working mechanic? The wrinkles
are hardning upon his face, and the
grey hairs are thinly sprinkled over
nis head. He looks anxiously, and
as though his heart-strings tugged
some deep sorrow and mortification.
He is the father of our beautiful
"young lady," and his hard earnings
for many years have been absorbed
in the expensive luxuries that her
admirable taste has craved. He, too
is excluded from tiie society of his
own daughter.
She moves in a circle above her
parents, and, in short, is ashamed of
them. They live in the kitchen—she
in the parlor. They drudge—she
reaps the fruit. She has no pulsa-
tion of gratitude for all this. She
despises them, and in fashionable gath-
erings, is among the first to curl
her pretty lips at "low mechanics,"
provided she can do it safely.
Is she a true lady ? \o—ten thou-
sand times—No ! " We object not to
her accomplishments—to her taste in
dress—toiler manners. We look up-
on and admire such, just as we do a
superior statue oí Venus. As a work
of art it is beautiful; but neverthe-
less, it is insensate marble having no
soul, being of no use in practical
life, and good for nothing, but to look
at.
The beauty of the mind is the true
structive publication, "The Original,
as affording a fine instance of the val-
ue of good breeding or politeness, even
in circumstances where it could not
be expected to produce any personal ad-
vantage :
"An Englishman making the grand
tour towards the middle of the last
century, when travelers were objects
of more attention that at present, on
arriving at Turin, sauntered out to
see the place. He happened to meet a
regiment of infantry returning from
the parade, and taking a position to
see it pass, a young captain, evident-
ly desirous to make a display before
the stranger, in crossing one of the
numerous water courses with which
the city is intersected, missing his
footing and, trying to save himself,
lost his hat. The exhibition was truly
uunfortunate—the spectators laughed,
and looked at the Englishman, expect-
ing him to laugh too. On the con-
trary, he not only retained his com-
posure,but promptl y advanced to where
the hat had rolled, and taking it up,
presented it with an air of unaffected
kindness to its confused owner. The
officer received it with a blush of
surprise and gratitude, and hurried
to rejoin his company.—There was a
murmur of applause and the stranger
passed on. Though the scene of a
moment, every heart beat—not with
admiration for a mere display of po-
liteness but with a warmer feeling
for a proof of that true charity 'which
never faileth.' On the regiment being
dismissed, the captain who was a
young man of consideration, in glow-
ing terms related the circumstance to
his Col. The Col. immediately men-
tioned it to the General in command,
| and when the Englishman returned
j to b's hotel, he found an Aid-de-camp
I - • V - his company
U-^iiiner at „ {-s. in me
evening he was carried to court—at
the time, as Lord Chesterfield tells,
the most brilliant court in Europe,
and was received with marked atten-
tion and respect. Of course, during
his stay at Turin he was invited eve-
rywhere, and on his departure he
was loaded with letters of introduc-
tion to the different states of Ita-
!y-
Diapason of Laughter. — An
Ancient writer has remarked that the
five vowels form a diapason for the
laugh in general. According to this
singular observer, man laughs in A,
and weman in E, the devout woman
in I, the countryman in O, and the
old woman U. We should, however,
observe that the first vowel must be
sounded like the Italian, A, or like
that letter in the word father, which
is the sound given to this keystone of
knowledge in almost all languages
but our own. We leave it to the
reaeer, fond of a laugh, to ascer-
tain how far the assertion of the
eccentric author is borne out in the
manly Ha, ha, ha! and the feminine
titter, so full of malice, He, he, he!
The vowel I might also seem to ex-
press the more devout laugh, partak-
ing rather of the languid Heigh o !
íhan the gay and hearty Ha, ha, ha !
How well too, the O, sound the mer-
riment of the honest countryman
whose gaiety arises more from aston-
ishment than from any lively percep-
tion ot the ridiculous. Some village
In the district of Bemin Sooar (in
Western Barbary, a mountaineous
country inhabited entirely by Berber
tribes,) there is one place where during
the fair, a barter of a very curious
kind takes place. This fair is only
held once a-year and is chiefly resort-
ed to for the purpose of bachelors find-
ing wives, married men adding to
their matrimonial treasures, and mai-
den ~ a or wiciaws gCtiHig-husbandSfTtv
fact the whole affair, resolves itself
into the women selling themselves,
but to escape the ignomy of such a
procedure, the trafic is carried oi^ as
follows: j,
Each maiden desiring to enter into
wedlock dresses herself in her best
and most becoming attire, and taking
with her a piece of cloth of her own
weaving, sits down utireiled in the
market place. The men both young
and old, who are candidates for mat-
rimony, parade about the market ex-
amining the texture of the cloth dis-
played by the ladies, and scrutinizing
at the same time their looks and be-
havior. Should the customer be pleas-
ed with the maiden, he inquires the
price of the cloth ; she replies by name-
iug what she would expect as
a dowry, and the amount of this
she raises or depresses, according as
the candidate for her heart may please
her; resorting to the demand of an
exorbitant sum should she be averse
to the purchaser. During this barter,
the enamoured swain is able, in some
degree, to judge her temper and charac-
ter. If they come to an agreement, the
parents of the girl are appealed to, and
they have the right to assent or not
as they please. Should they assent
the parties adjourn to a public notary
the contract is made, and the purchas-
ed bride is carried to her new Home.—
In this traffic widows are at a low
price in general, and divorced ladies
sell their cloths very cheap. The
wife thus purchased cannot be re-sold,
however much the purchaser may re-
pent his bargain. She is his lawful
wedded wife, and retains, the purchase
money, which is her jointure or dow-
ry, It is evident that this curious
system of barter is resorted to by
th-. , Mr^-omedan momit liners as a
Tbe Americ
The Power oí
their strength by their ñeet
Without any boastful mamiflBEü?
the United States makes a quiet em
eration, just for home use,
startles the ancient despotist
census of IS50 is the most
Apostle of Liberty, to teach the g
tidings to the oppressed.P""""*'
don Athaeneum devotes a
to the analyses of the<
vyv.-dip par" " v
"Platera ^>wer
equally witri populi
ain alone excepted,
rope could now ms
ments in the fiel<"
time. This marveU
deranging all the old tradition ot "I
lance of power." America is not o
a first class State; in a few years,
no internal disorder shall occur, t
will be the greatest of all. Shoi.
the IS 40—'50 rate of increase
maintained for fifty years, the popu
tion will then amount to 190,000,('
nearly equal to that of the whole
continental Europe ! Were it pos
ble to conceive the same ratio mai
tained for another fifty years, the ce
sus of 1950 would give theastoundii.
number of 1,696,000,000! Germ,
wars and French revolutions sink i¡
to complete insignificance by the sid.
of considerations like these.
"With such a comment, how well
we may understand the "roars of
laughter" with which the American
Senate recently received the menaces
of Austria! When the United States
shook off the yoke of England, they
numbered no more than 3,000,000:
when they were last measured against
European Power, they were not more
than 8,090,000. Ten years hence
they will be equal to France or Aus-
tria. There hardly seems to be a
limit to their growth. The Valley ol
Mississippi would alone support th<
whole population of Europe. In itt
vast basin; rations are now growing
up as if the bidding of enchant-
ment.
"The valley already contains abot't
thirteen millions of inhabitants; at
the beginning of this century it did
not contain as many thousands !—
There is ' well as material
m
mi
t wit has been repeating for the huu
beauty; and the affectionate daughter dredth time some wonderful tale, or
who nestles herself lovinalv into performing some parctical ioke and
i mea /acting me lawot tfieir pro-
phet, wnicn interdicts all courtship
before marriage.
[Hays' Western Barbary.
THE NEWSPAPER.
The definition of this cheapest of
all earthly luxuries is thus given by
BuKver the novelist.
The newspaper is the chronicle of
civilization, the common reservoir into
which every stream pours its living
waters, and at which every man may-
come and drink. It is the newspaper
which gives to liberty its practical
life, its perpetual vigilance, its un-
wearing activity. The newspaper is
a daily and sleepless watchman,
which reports to you every danger
which menances the institutions of
our country, and its interests at home
and abroad. The newspaper informs
legislators of the pyblic opinion, and
it informs the people of the acts of
legislators—thus keeping up that con-
stant sympathy and good understand-
ing between the people and legislators
which conduces to the maintenance of
order, and prevents the stern necessity
of revolution. The newspaper is a
law book for the indolent, a sermon
for the thoughtless, a library for the
poor.
To-day.—It is the golden fruits
which hangs within my reach. I may
pluck it, and secure its blessings.
I may neglect, and loose those bless-
ings. It has duties which cannot be
done to-morrow, and priveleges which
—marching on n o..-- conquest, absor-
bing into itself less energetic stocks,
and planting from ocean to ocean the
freest institutions ever adopted by a
nation. America is destined for its
sole inheritance; the Spaniard and
Portugués will disappear as surely as
the Gaul, the Dane and the Hollander,
have disappeared, and two centuries
hence, the English tongue will no
doubt be spoken from the Cape of
Storms to the Frozen Oceans of the
North."
Potomac Fislierlea.
The Alexandria (Va.) Gazette of the
20th inst., says:
"The Fisheries on the Potomac ri-
ver have we believe, ail been closed.
We presume the season's business has
been a fair average one—though not
as some anticipated it would be, from
the take of the first week or so. The
demand for fish, from the country, in-
creases, however, every year, and the
supply is not equal to that demand—
so that, it is probable, Shad aud Her-
ring will command excellent pnces,
the opening of every rail road and
canal to this place, will add to the val-
ue of the "Potomac Fisheries."
Micawber having done a mean ac-
tion, says he felt as if the devil had
been throwing dice at his soul, and
had just turned sixes. If we are not
mistaken, this is the very way every
body feels who stoops to duplicity.—
fer vaii
the hearts of her parents—who makes
her mother her companion and confi-
dante—who not only works with that
mother, but takes the heaviest burden
upon herself—she is the true lady.—
She may never have struck a note
on the piano, yet her house is mel-
odious with ¡.¿rmony, such as angels
sing. Her exterior may be humble
but her interior life is clothed in the
vestments of immortal beauty.
There are many "young ladies"
whose whole character is on the sur-
face. Dress,^ manners, accomplish-
ments. all are external. They have no
depth of thought no moral strength j
no heart. They are "outsiders."—
performing some parctical joke, and
out bursts the boisterous, Ho, ho, ho!
Last, the poor old lady forced to
economize her breath, finds the fifth
vowel more kind to her infirmiti°s,
and gives utterance to her feeble
mirth in an asthmatic Hue, hue,
hue/
burn beneath the surface, thereisno
protecting wall upreared within.—
The whole becomes but a heap
of ashes, though it may retain the
outward semblance of humanity.
The true lady cultivates the higher
nature. She is religious, but not fana-
tical—courteous, but not fawning.—
Reposing serenely upon the arm
of her heavenly Father, and
associateing with unseen angelic
spirits, she meets the storm with
A Flirt.
O, I would not be a flirt. Many a
bright and happy girl, by putting
on unnaturáf airs, has eventually be-
come a coquettish hateful being,
whom none could respect, much less
love. If there were' not another fe-
male in the world; I would not have
that girl," has often been remarked
of one who has made herself ridic-
ulous by her foolish airs. Besides,
by such a course, you gain the ill
will of your female-friends, who al-
though they may pretend to show res-
perct to you, are nevertheless, dis-
gusted with your course. There—
we will stop short—for we do not
wish to gain the ill will of any; but
J you know when we see one acting as
i strangely as you do that we must,
in imitation of the gentler sex 'speak
right out, and free our minds.
calmness, and excepts it as a discip- Eternal vigilance is the price of Lib-
lineny mercy. Her sympathy ever ; ertv. Jeffrr*wr.
A person never sets a smaller value
never will be found iu the future.— on himself, than the day be undermines
the wise man will not leave until to- someboy elsr.
morrow what he can do to-day, but
will improve the present opportuni-
ty. If he has a soul to save, a heaven
to gain; a race to run, a crown to
win he will make the most of the
present moment -"Tojlav," will be
his motto. "To-day," will his ef-
fort be put forth: and if possible, his
success will be secured to-day. Yes-
terday is gone bearing with it all the
joys, and greifs; to-morrow has not
come, may never come. To-day I
have—to-day I \Vill improve.
"Mr. Smith," said a little fellow thw
other evening, to his sister's beau, "1
wish you would'nt praise our Ann
Maria's eyes any more. You've made
her so proud that she won't speak to
Laura, nor help mother the least
bit."
Teachers for the Great West.
We are informed that the National
Popular Educational Society of New
England, have educated and sent in-
to our great west, two hundred and
four female teachers ; and that at this
moment it has two hundred in train-
ing, for this great and necessary work
—and on the sailing from New York
on the X2th ult., oí the steamer Geor-
gia, for Chagres, Gov. Slade placed
on board of her for Oregon, five young
women, sent out by the Society as
teachers; for the passage for each of
of whom $350 was paid, with a pro-
mise of horces and side saddles to cross
the Isthmus, and a guarantee of $150
per annum for each of the teachers,
when in Oregon, with of course the
privilige of making as much more as
possible.
"James, now I will hear your les-
son," said a schoolmaster to a urchin
who was not in the habit of si Jy-
ing much.
"Guessth not, thir, papa thays little
boyths should be theen and not
heard."
George Coleman getting out of a
hackney coach one night, gave the
driver a shilling. "This a bad shill-
ing, sir," said the driver. Then it is
all right," said George, with his in-
imitable chuckle, "it is all right—yours
is a bad coach."
"She loves me still," cried Ned.
"for on my knee, she said last night,
'thou art all the world to me!"—
"That nothing proves," said Fred,
with lips upcurlei; 'she often says she's
tired of the world! /
If you want to frightem your
just jump from one cake of ice
other with a pair of new
on.
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